A compelling case for second tenure of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Students of American political history would be consensus ad idem with me that it was the "New Deal" of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) of the United States of America (USA)1933 to 1945, that recalibrated the American political economy, redefined the relationship between the government and the masses of the people, and indeed , actualized the programmes of the welfare state as theorized by the nobel winning John Maynard Keynes.
Defeating Boko Haram in six weeks
FOLLOWING the postponement of the 2015 elections, now scheduled to commence on March 28, rather than February 14, 2015, questions have arisen as to the possibility of the Nigerian Army and its allies from the neighbouring countries of Chad, Cameroun and Niger defeating Boko Haram in six weeks.
Election 2015: Quo vadis Ndi Igbo?
ELECTION 2015 is very crucial. It was predicted by a Director of CIA some time ago, to be the last Nigeria will have as one nation. Although some may want us to believe that it never happened, we know it was said, and some Nigerians weigh the stand of America over our national survival issues against that prediction. They also watch and follow political developments to see how they fit into that prediction. From developments so far, one disturbing question remains, what becomes of Nigeria after these elections?
Spice this democracy with equity, justice and fairness
Couple of days ago, one of the national newspapers published what it headlined: S’South Got Lion’s Share Of PTF Projects Under Buhari, struggling as it were to give an account of the stewardship of former head of state and Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, retired General Muhammadu Buhari in his four years as Chairman of the defunct Petroleum (Special) Trust Fund.
Corruption and arrested development
“No form of society can be reasonably stable in which the majority of the people are not fairly content. People cannot be content if they feel that the foundations of their lives are wholly unstable.” -James Truslow Adams (1878-1949) ECONOMIC prosperity, peace and progress are the rewards which the people get in return for their […]
Buhari in the public eye
NOT since the days of Awo and the Action UPN has Nigeria witnessed the level of enthusiasm that we see these days when Buhari shows up for a campaign rally. I was at the Lagos rally of the APC at the Teslim Balogun Stadium. What I saw and experienced was nothing short of euphoria and […]
